# Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950 "2020-01-25T08:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/61 "2020-01-29T01:49:18Z")
The 1966 war film, _The Blue Max_, was about a German fighter pilot on the Western Front during World War I. The “Blue Max”, Germany’s highest medal for valor, is ranked among the highest orders of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia. It was established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/62 "2020-01-29T02:09:52Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The Ford Maverick began its production in 1969 as one of the American car companies’ first small, compact cars. It was introduced as a 1970 model in April 1969. In its first year nearly 579,000 Mavericks were produced. This neared the Mustang’s record sales of nearly 619,000 cars. In 1970, that first year for the Maverick, only about 200,000 Mustangs were sold. My Dad bought a 1970 Maverick in late 1969. It was quite memorable to us because it was our first car that had an automatic transmission and air conditioning. Otherwise, it was pretty much a piece of crap. We shed no tears when it got totaled a few years later. In play: “Blue Bayou” is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt’s signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her rendition in 1977. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/63 "2020-01-29T03:15:46Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > My Dad bought a 1970 Maverick in late 1969. It was quite memorable to us because it was our first car that had an automatic transmission and air conditioning. Otherwise, it was pretty much a piece of crap. We shed no tears when it got totaled a few years later. My dad did research for Ford and we drove early Pintos. We stuffed the whole family into a Pinto, and then as snowbirds in Upstate NY we road tripped it to Florida in the winters. We were just told to shut up and deal with it. In play: The Blue Bayou restaurant in Disneyland is a Cajun eatery located east of Main Street USA, and just south of Space Mountain. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/64 "2020-01-29T04:40:18Z")
There are 5 Space Mountains in Disney parks around the world, appearing over a 40 year period. The first to be built was in the Magic Kingdom in Orlando in 1975. After the success of the first Space Mountain, construction began on the ride for Disneyland and it opened in 1977. Tokyo Disneyland’s version opened in 1983, Disneyland Paris opened its significantly different version (with launch and inversions) in 1995, and in Hong Kong Disneyland it was one of the park’s original rides during its 2005 inauguration. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/65 "2020-01-29T05:24:34Z")
On December 5, 2003, a roller coaster train on Tokyo Disney’s Space Mountain derailed as it was returning to the station. No riders were injured, and the ride was closed pending an investigation. A January 2004 investigation completed by Oriental Land Company, the park’s owner/operator, determined that an axle on the train had failed because its diameter was smaller than the specifications for the part required. The attraction re-opened in February 2004, after 17 park officials were reprimanded for the accident. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/66 "2020-01-29T08:26:35Z")
**Derailments** are a type of thought disorder described by sequences of unrelated or only remotely related ideas. A related term is **tangentiality** — off-the-point, oblique or irrelevant answers given to questions. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/67 "2020-01-29T09:02:16Z")
The Dutch angle, also known as Dutch tilt, canted angle, or oblique angle, is a type of camera shot which involves setting the camera at an angle on its roll axis so that the vertical or horizontal lines are not parallel to the edge of the frame. It is often used to portray psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. A classic example can be seen in “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/68 "2020-01-29T13:13:55Z")
For some scenes in _The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_ the sets were made out of paper, with the shadows painted on the walls. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/69 "2020-01-29T13:34:37Z")
1 pine tree can produce about 80,500 sheets of paper. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/70 "2020-01-29T14:39:27Z")
In pagan tradition, namely the Germanic paths which celebrate Jul or Jol (pronounced like Yule or Yole), trees were seen as being inhabited by the gods. Because of this, they often brought a tree into their home during the winter season to keep their god(s) warm and protected. This tradition spread with immigration throughout time. It actually wasn’t until the turn of the century that decorating pine trees began to take root as a Christmas holiday tradition due to vast popularity. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/71 "2020-01-29T15:05:05Z")
The pinewood derby is a racing event for unpowered, unmanned miniature cars for Cub Scouts. The first pinewood derby was held on May 15, 1953 at the Scout House in Manhattan Beach CA by Cub Scout Pack 280C (the present Pack 713). The concept was created by the Pack’s Cubmaster Don Murphy because his son was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races. The pinewood derby had a sensational first year. Murphy sent out thousands of brochures to anyone who requested more information. The idea spread rapidly. Great memories from my youth! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/72 "2020-01-29T15:15:26Z")
Billy Crystal first came to prominence in the prime time TV show SOAP. playing Jodie Dallas, a gay man who sought a sex change operation. He would later win the 2005 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event for 700 Sundays, a two-act, one-man play, which he conceived and wrote about his parents and his childhood growing up on Long Island. The play also paid for his tribute to his uncle, Milt Gabler. Crystal produced two CD compilations: Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story, which featured his uncle’s most influential recordings from Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” to “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets; and Billy Remembers Billie featuring Crystal’s favorite Holiday recordings. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/73 "2020-01-29T15:19:13Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > … **Elendil’s Heir** , I’ll have to discuss that with my sister!.. PM sent. In play: Bill Clinton gave himself a crash course on White House history after becoming President in 1993, and enjoyed leading friends on occasional evening tours of the building. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/74 "2020-01-29T16:17:42Z")
When the national capital was moved to Philadelphia in 1790, the city rented a mansion owned by Robert Morris to use as the President’s House. George Washington and his successor, John Adams, both occupied this house while in office. Adams moved into the newly-constructed White House on Saturday, November 1, 1800, shortly before he was defeated in his re-election bid by Thomas Jefferson. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/75 "2020-01-29T16:31:03Z")
The US’s first daily newspaper, The Philadelphia Packet and Daily Advertiser, began in 1784. The US’s oldest continuously published newspaper, the Hartford Courant, began in 1764. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/76 "2020-01-29T16:38:04Z")
The song Philadelphia Freedom was at the time the only song Elton John and Bernie Taupin had ever consciously written as a single. John was looking to honour Billie Jean King, and so asked Taupin to write a song called “Philadelphia Freedom” as a homage to her tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. In His Song: The Musical History of Elton John, Elizabeth Rosenthal recounts that Taupin said, “I can’t write a song about tennis,” and did not. Taupin maintains that the lyrics bear no relation to tennis, Philly Soul, or even flag-waving patriotism. Nonetheless, the lyrics have been interpreted as patriotic and uplifting, and even though it was released in 1975, the song’s sentiment, intentionally or not, meshed perfectly with an American music audience gearing up for the country’s bicentennial celebration in July 1976. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/77 "2020-01-29T17:15:14Z")
Elton PA is an unincorporated community in Cambria County about 76 miles east of Pittsburgh. gMap \>\> [Google Maps](https://goo.gl/maps/FoHHtsSZ7p3P2EWF8) Elton PA is an unincorporated community in Cambria County about 232 miles west of Philadelphia. gMap \>\> [https://goo.gl/maps/HV4Rrw2BiUtaQPDn8](https://goo.gl/maps/HV4Rrw2BiUtaQPDn8) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/78 "2020-01-29T18:46:10Z")
New Philadelphia is the county seat of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Woody Hayes, celebrated longtime coach of Ohio State University football, was born in New Philly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/79 "2020-01-29T19:06:49Z")
Texas **does** (!) have natural lakes: Caddo Lake, Green Lake, Eagle Lake on the coastal prairie of Colorado County, Smithers Lake, Maner Lake, Eagle Nest Lake, Brazos Bend State Park, and resacas in Resaca de la Palma State Park. Resacas are a type of oxbow lake. 😃 Thanks, **Elendil’s Heir**! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/80 "2020-01-29T19:17:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Woody Hayes, celebrated longtime coach of Ohio State University football, was born in New Philly. Not in play: About 25 years ago, I was interviewing a young man for a job at the company where I was working. His resume included the strangest thing I’ve ever seen on one: “Personal Friend of the late Coach Woody Hayes.” :smack: In play: An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake, which is created when a meander (a pronounced bend) in a river becomes cut off from the main flow of the river. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=5)